LCA-­‐deficient  stifle  Course Master

Dr. Gian Luca Rovesti, Dipl ECVS, Italy

Course Assistants Paolo Mizzau, DVM, Italy

Marko Novak, DVM, Slovenia

Lab sponsor Ad Maiora srl, Cavriago - Italy

www.ad-maiora.eu

Animal Hospital Postojna - Slovenia

www.ahp.si

Course location Animal Hospital Postojna

Cesta v Staro vas 20

6230 Postojna

   

ORTHOPAEDICS  IN  ANIMAL  HOSPITAL  POSTOJNA  

 2nd  and  3rd  of  March  2018  

Advanced  course  of  linear  external  fixation  

 

Course  of  X-­‐porous  TTA  for  the  CCL-­‐deficient  stifle  

 

Course  Master  

Dr.  Gian  Luca  Rovesti,  Dipl  ECVS,  Italy  

 Dr.  Rovesti  graduated  at  Parma  University  in  1982,  and   has   been   working   since   the   beginning   of   his  career   at   the   veterinary   clinic   “M.   E.   Miller”,   in  Cavriago,   Italy.   He   spent   visiting   periods   at   the  universities   of   Zurich,   Colorado,   Florida,   North  Carolina   and   at   the   Gulf   Coast   Veterinary  Specialists   in  Houston.  He  boarded  for  the  ECVS   in  1997.  He  presented  about  200   lectures   in  national  and   international   meetings,   and   has   been   invited  speaker   for   the   American   College   of   Veterinary  Surgeons   (ACVS)  meeting.  He  has  been  director  of  the  AO  advanced   course   and  of  many  orthopaedic  courses.   He   has   been   orthopaedic   consultant   for  the  Vienna  University   for   the  years  2009-­‐2010.  He  authored  about  60  publications,   some  of   those  on  international   journals,   three   sections   of   the   2005  edition   of   the   AO   manual,   and   a   chapter   of  “Complications   in   small   animal   surgery”   book.   His  main  interests  are   intraoperative  skeletal  traction,  arthroscopy,   stifle   surgery   and   hybrid   external  fixation.  

Course Assistant

Paolo Mizzau, DVM, Italy

Paolo  Mizzau  graduated  in  Bologna  in  1985,  he  works  in   private   practice,   mainly   dealing   with   orthopedics  and   neurosurgery.   He   is   founding   member   of   SITOV  (Italian   Society   of   Traumatology   and   Veterinary  Orthopedics).   President   SITOV   1997-­‐1999   and  founding   partner   of   AOVI   (Italian   Orthopedic  Veterinary  Association).  He   teached   at   the  University  of   Udine,   Faculty   of   Veterinary   Medicine   (bachelor's  degree   in   Hygiene   and   Animal   Health):   “Surgery   and  nursing   techniques   applied   to   veterinary   surgery”.  Speaker   at   various   conferences,   lecturer   and  instructor   in   many   courses   concerning   orthopaedics,  physiotherapy   and   neurosurgery   in   Italy   and   abroad.  Author  and  co-­‐author  of  various  publications.  He  currently  works  as  a  freelance  in  Italy  and  Slovenia,  dealing   with   orthopedics,   traumatology   and   spinal  surgery.  

Course Assistant

Marko Novak, DVM, Slovenia

Born   in   1981   in   Kranj.   Graduated   in   University   of  Ljubljana   with   degree   in   veterinary   medicine.  Currently   the   head   of   orthopedic   and   neurology  department   in   refferal   clinic,   Klinika   Loka   in   Škofja  Loka.  He   is  an  active  member  of  AOVET  and  ESVOT  and   is   regularly   attending   their   courses.   Finished  complete   ESAVS   neurology   and   neurosurgery  program.   He   is   an   author   of   several   atricles   and   a  cofounder   of   VOG,   Veterinary   Orthopedics   and  Neurology  Group  and  a  current  VOG  treasurer.  He  is  actively   engaged   in   orthopedic   seminars   as   an  organizer,  lecturer  and  table  instructor.    He   is   treating   cranial   cruciate   ruptures   with  biomechanic   stabilisation   techniques     (tibial  osteotomies)  on  daily  basis.    

C O U R S E M A S T E R A N D A S S I S T A N T S

Advanced  course  of  linear  external  fixation  

8.30     Participants'  registration  

9.00     Principles  of  biomechanics  of  external  fixation  

9.20   Rationale  and  technique  for  the  use  of  the  mini  linear  

radiolucent  fixator  in                        toy  breeds  

10.15   Lab  1:  knowledge  of  the  mini  linear  radiolucent  fixator  

components  and  their  use  for  fracture  stabilization  

11.30     Break  

12.00   Rationale  and  technique  for  the  use  of  the  rail  linear  

radiolucent  fixator  in  medium  and  large  breeds  

13.00     Lunch  break  

14.00   Lab  2:  knowledge  of  the  rail  linear  radiolucent  fixator  

components  and  their  use  for  fracture  stabilization  

15.30   Rationale  and  technique  for  the  use  of  the  dynamizable  

fixator  in  medium  and  large  breeds  

16.15   Lab  3:  knowledge  of  the  dynamizable  fixator  and  its  use  for  

fracture  stabilization  

17.30     Complications  of  external  fixation    

18.00     Questions  and  end  of  the  day  

 

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Course  of  X-­‐porous  TTA  for  the  CCL-­‐deficient  stifle  

       8.30     Participants'  registration  

9.00     Biomechanical  aspects  of  techniques  for  stifle  stabilization  

9.30     Philosophy  and  peculiarities  of  the  X-­‐Porous  TTA  

9.50     Instruments  and  preoperative  measurement  

10.15     Diagnostic  algorithm  for  the  choice  of  the  surgical  

technique  

10.30     Break  

11.00     Lab  1:  measurement  of  the  TT  advancement  required  

11.45     X-­‐Porous  TTA  surgical  technique  step  by  step  

12.30     Break  

14.00     Lab  2:  surgical  technique  of  porous  TTA  on  stifle  model  -­‐  

each  participant  

16.30     Complications  of  the  X-­‐Porous  TTA  and  their  resolution  

17:30     Questions  and  end  of  the  course  

 

 

 

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Number of attendees

The course will be held only if the minimum number of 10

participants will be achieved, and it will be confirmed 1 week in

advance. In case of cancellation, the registration fee will be

fully returned. No reimbursement will be given instead for

travel expenses, bookings, hotel reservation, etc.

What is included in the course fee

• Bone models for the labs for each working group of 2

participants

• Implants for the labs • CD with lectures in pdf format

• Handouts for the exercises of the labs

• Coffee break and light lunch

Registration

Fulfill and submit the online form on

www.ad-maiora.eu or

write an email to info@ad-maiora.eu

For more information regarding the course please

visit www.ad-maiora.eu

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Registration fee. Please note: the dates refer ONLY to the

payments ACTUALLY done, only submitting the registration form

doesn’t entitle for a discounted registration fee. The reference

date will be the bank transfer date.

• Advanced linear fixation course with registration within

February 15th, 2018: €250,00 (VAT excluded, please ask

for invoicing if you are a VAT holder),

• X-Porous TTA course with registration within February

15th 2018: €250,00 (VAT excluded, please ask for

invoicing if you are a VAT holder)

• Courses with registration after February 15th, 2018:

€300,00 (VAT excluded, please ask for invoicing if you

are a VAT holder).

The participants who will register for both the Advanced linear

fixation and X-Porous TTA courses will get a 10% discount on

the overall fee. Every participant to the course will be entitled for

a 10% discount on purchasing of the implants and instrument

beyond that is combinable with standard discount policy.

R E G I S T R A T I O N